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Word: Holocene
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century: coined in French from holo- ‘whole’ + Greek kainos ‘new’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒləsiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting the present epoch, which is the second epoch in the Quaternary period and followed the Pleistocene
Short Definition:of present epoch, which is second epoch in Quaternary period
Examples:- subfossil material of the family has been recovered from Holocene deposits on Madagascar
Word: Holocene
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒləsiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the present epoch or the system of deposits laid down during this time
Short Definition:present epoch or system of deposits laid down during this time
Examples:- chapter six looks at the climate changes between the last glacial maximum and the Holocene
